Election Commissioner assures secrecy of ballots [September 21 2013]

Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya, speaking to the media today, have assured 100 percent secrecy of the ballots.

The Election Secretariat has also taken steps to introduce new transparent ballot boxes instead of the traditional wooden boxes in selected polling centres. The ballot boxes had been imported from India and they are used as a pilot project. The ballot boxes were delivered to the polling centers today under heavy police protection.